Payton also left Staples Center without comment after his team's 87-75 loss to the Detroit Pistons a night earlier.

It wasn't a good game for Payton, who shot 1-of-4 for three points in 31 minutes while his man, Chauncey Billups, led the Pistons with 22 points. Payton committed his fifth foul with 31/2 minutes left in the third quarter and didn't play again until late in the final quarter.

"I don't know if any of us can understand the emotion that Gary's dealing with at this time," teammate Derek Fisher said. "He came here for one reason only, and he went through a tough season. To get this close to it and to struggle, that's got to be tough.

"We have a responsibility to address the media. We have to respect the fact that Gary's not very pleased with what's going on right now. Hopefully we can come out and play better tomorrow night and you guys will have a chance to talk to him."

NBA spokesman Tim Frank said Payton was fined $5,000 for his failure to make himself available to the media.

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BOOZER ADDED TO OLYMPIC TEAM: Cavaliers forward Carlos Boozer was added to the U.S. Olympic team, the Associated Press reported.